Everything designed for repair is also designed for learning and adaptation! ✨

• How to design for repair:

  • Make it modular
  • Use commonly available fasteners instead of glue
  • Use commonly available parts and publish your Bill of Materials
  • Clear cases? It’s cool AND stylish ;)
  • Publish manuals / public schematics, including common issues and how to fix
    • MNT Reform
    • 3DR tutorials
  • Make replacement parts available for purchase
  • Share downloadable CAD files on Thingiverse or another platform, for free

    • 3D printing files

    • Laser cutting files

    • PCB files

      • Use free/open-source software, so people don’t have to pay to use your files!

      Open design & manufacturing tools

• iFixit:

  • How to design electronics for repair
  • Product design blog posts
  • Even large tech corporations (Apple, Samsung with iFixit) are now providing repair parts & know-how to consumers!

• Open source hardware is more repairable!

  • Best Practices from the Open Source Hardware Association (multiple languages)